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Historical Event on 8/29/1947
A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/12/1985 | Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people. |
7/4/1997 | Mumbai High Court directs BMC to reinstate G.R. Khairnar, the iconoclastic Dy. Municipal Commissioner suspended in `94 and removed from service in October 1996. |
6/6/1981 | The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river. |
2/22/1946 | Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day. |
8/5/1909 | Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh. |
3/3/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism. |
10/18/1927 | Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay. |
4/4/1951 | West Germany establishes full diplomatic relations with India. |
10/26/1932 | Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (Olympics-1952), was born. |
1/29/1931 | Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu. |
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